The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-16

servative, clear-minded men of affairs who give
substantial tone to the business community,
and whose presence in the early days of II COM
munity assures its future and its commercial
safety
He commanded the respect and the cordial
confidence OF his contemporaries, and was
pressed by them to accept many offices OF trust
and responsibility. In 1922 he was made coun-
ty collector. From 1925 to 1927 he was charged
with the duty OF appraising land, which was
then matter Of Importance. He was elected
sheriff OF Muskingum County in 1890, and from
June, 1884, to Jane, 1896, was its treasurer He
held other offices, and in addition to his banking
enterprises was an incorporation OF the Central
Ohio railroad, and so extended helping hand
to bring to the West the new system OF trans
pOrtation and transit that was to work miracle
OF important change.
An alleged history of Muslngum County was
compiled by man named Everhart, who wrote
A. NJ, M. ID. after his name. He was not
much OF a writer, but he evidently made up
his mind to dazzle the simple folle Of the
Muskingum Valley with his powerful learning
and versatile erudition. The opening chapter
in his book on Muskingum County is n long
one composed of copious extracts from the
writings of Il number of well-known students
OF the antiquities of America. Schoolcraft
Short, Brinton, Mclean, Potter and quite a
score more are quoted, and there are number
OF pictures of stone axes, pipes and utensils
found in the mounds Of this or some other State.
All OF this dreary compilation is for the purpose
of lending Importance to u discovery the fam
tastic Everhart reveals to his readers on page
a5, if any Of them ever get so far. The conclu-
sion that he draws from his exhausting review
of the general subject OF the aborigines Is that
the continent must have been peoplcd by II race
that was derived from Asiatic ancestors and
that consequently there was likeness OF Gus
tom and language between the mound-buiders
nannaS is N ru<
important point for frisky Everhart to make
will appear later
The discovery which Everhnrd, A. NJ, M, D.,
announces Is stone which was found In u
mound on Brush Creek, In Muskingum County.
The mound was a prolific one, and here is some
of the account OF the excavation:
''When the depth OF eight feet had been
reached we found u human skeleton deeply
charred, in close proximity to stake six feet
in length and four inches in thickness also
deeply charred. and standing in an upright po-
stiOn, we found the Uranium, vertebrm, pelvis
and metacarpal bones near, while the femers
and tibuia extended horizontally from tho stake.
At the depth of seven and half feet We came
upon two enormous skeletons, male and fe
male lying one above the other, faces together
and heads TO the west. The male, by actual
measurement, proved to be nine feet six inches,
the female eight feet nine inches."
There were giants In those days.
There was found in this remarkable mound
a stone altar, "a burial case OF yellow clay"
which contained the remains OF u female eight
feet In length and an infant three and o half
feet in length
within u few inches OF the burial case"
was taken a san,i rock, having surfnce OF
twelve by fourteen inches (Which had also pass
cd through the hre,) upon which were engraved
the hicroglyphics shown In tho illustration.
There were found In all eleven human skee-
tons, seven OF which had been subjected to the
fire, The foregoing statements concerning the
contents OF the Brush creek mound are signed
by half dozen citizens OF Brush Creek Town.
ship.
Everhart, historian, sent out u report Of his
discoveries TO 'savants In America England
and the Canadas" and his own statement "
that those who wrote to him advised him TO
exercise great precaution In measuring the
skeletons. But the skeleton story was not
what he relied upon 10 impart zest and inter
est 70 his book. The stone picture OF which
has been given was the pet upon which he
concentrated his scholarly affection, historic
zeal, love for accuracy and original research.
He had large engraving Of the stone with ia